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Shipbuildervessel built by DUTHIE (Footdee, Aberdeen)

DateJanuary 1831

Object NameHERMAPHRODITE

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 64'6" x breadth 20'2½" x depth 11'8"
gross tonnage 112 13/94 tons

Object numberABDSHIP000443

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: William Duthie & Co.

Fate: Lost March 1839.

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Hemaphrodite rigged, 1 deck, 2 masts, square stern, standing bowsprit, carvel built, no galleries, womans bust figurehead, mostly constructed of fir.

Owners:
1831: Registered at Aberdeen for subscribing owners;
Andrew Geddes, merchant, 16 shares; Alexander Cobham Geddes, merchant, 4 shares; John Smith, shipmaster, 8 shares.
Other shareholders:
George Thomson, merchant, 8 shares; Robert Catto, merchant, 8 shares; William Catto, 4 shares; Robert Brown, merchant, 4 shares; James Lamont, merchant, 4 shares; James Riddel, accountant, 4 shares; James Geddes, advocate, 4 shares; all Aberdeen.
1836: Owned by Robert Catto & Son & John Smith, shipmaster and master of vessel.
04/04/1839: Registration cancelled, vessel totally lost.
(Source: Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))

Master:
1832-39: Master J. Smith

Voyages:
1832: London - Hamburg
1833: Belfast - London
1834-35: Aberdeen - London
1836-37: Aberdeen coaster
1838: Aberdeen - Guernsey

Note: Hermaphrodite denotes an irregular rig part way between two recognised types.